POUL 1010E EXAM 1 PRACTICE TEST
T/F: Increasing day length is a medium term cue for reproduction for birds in the United
States. - Answers - False
T/F: Down feathers are used for sensory reception. - Answers - False
T/F: At least one species of bird ferments ingested leafy plant material in the crop. -
Answers - True
T/F: The majority of large birds, like swans, can simply jump into the air to initiate flight. -
Answers - False
T/F: A majority of hatched baby birds die from starvation in their first year of life. -
Answers - False
T/F: Most flightless birds evolve on islands. - Answers - True
T/F: If her first clutch of eggs was consumed by a predator during incubation, a bird
classified as a determinate layer would be able to produce another clutch of eggs that
breeding season. - Answers - False
T/F: Birds that are vegetarian are more likely to be polygamous. - Answers - True
T/F: There are over 9,880 species of birds in existence today. Today, any animal that
has feathers is considered a bird. - Answers - True
T/F: One of the best places to find fossils for land-based birds is in areas where
volcanoes were very active in producing ash millions of years ago. - Answers - True
T/F: Overall, the global population of birds has decreased by less than 15% in the last
500 years. - Answers - False
T/F: Birds molt during the reproductive season. - Answers - False
T/F: Humans and birds are equal in their efficiency of extracting oxygen from a breath of
inspired air. - Answers - False
T/F: Some bird species produce eggs with specks of pigment so they can identify their
eggs. - Answers - True
T/F: A leading hypothesis for the loss of a penis in most male bird species is based on
the theory that over time females selected males with smaller copulatory organs. -
Answers - True
T/F: Increasing day length is a medium term cue for reproduction for birds in the United
States. - Answers - False
T/F: Down feathers are used for sensory reception. - Answers - False
T/F: At least one species of bird ferments ingested leafy plant material in the crop. -
Answers - True
T/F: The majority of large birds, like swans, can simply jump into the air to initiate flight. -
Answers - False
T/F: A majority of hatched baby birds die from starvation in their first year of life. -
Answers - False
T/F: Most flightless birds evolve on islands. - Answers - True
T/F: If her first clutch of eggs was consumed by a predator during incubation, a bird
classified as a determinate layer would be able to produce another clutch of eggs that
breeding season. - Answers - False
T/F: Birds that are vegetarian are more likely to be polygamous. - Answers - True
T/F: There are over 9,880 species of birds in existence today. Today, any animal that
has feathers is considered a bird. - Answers - True
T/F: One of the best places to find fossils for land-based birds is in areas where
volcanoes were very active in producing ash millions of years ago. - Answers - True
T/F: Overall, the global population of birds has decreased by less than 15% in the last
500 years. - Answers - False
T/F: Birds molt during the reproductive season. - Answers - False
T/F: Humans and birds are equal in their efficiency of extracting oxygen from a breath of
inspired air. - Answers - False
T/F: Some bird species produce eggs with specks of pigment so they can identify their
eggs. - Answers - True
T/F: A leading hypothesis for the loss of a penis in most male bird species is based on
the theory that over time females selected males with smaller copulatory organs. -
Answers - True
